Mead Cattle Ranch

Mead Cattle Ranch We're a 6th generation ranch raising/selling grass-fed beef, ADGA/AGS registered goats, meat & pork.

🎉SOLD!🎉Thank you to all of our loyal and new customers. We couldn't continue doing what we love without the support of o...
08/17/2026

🎉SOLD!🎉

Thank you to all of our loyal and new customers. We couldn't continue doing what we love without the support of our community. We will have shares available again starting July 2027. We already have a waiting list going, so if you would like to get on it send me a message and we will keep you updated.

🐂One last steer is available for the year going to butcher on August 26th.🥩

Our family has been raising cattle in Colorado for six generations. We currently raise grass-fed Angus/Limousine cross cattle. Our holisticly raised animals are never treated with antibiotics or given growth hormones and then butchered. Grass-fed beef is naturally leaner and contains a higher mineral content than traditionally raised beef. We use rotational grazing practices and breed all of our own stock. We only give sunflower pellets as a treat, not as a method of fattening faster. You can expect right around 100-115 lb. of meat per quarter from our 2 year old steers. You will receive hamburger, steaks, roasts and other misc. cuts for a standard price, everything is vacuume sealed, and delivered to a central location. The beef will be finished and ready for pick-up 3-4 weeks after their butcher date. Whole, half, or quarters available.

Please reach out with any questions about pricing or to get in the list.

I have one half, or two quarters available from a last minute beef cancelation due to a major car accident. Steers are g...
07/27/2026

I have one half, or two quarters available from a last minute beef cancelation due to a major car accident. Steers are going in on Wednesday and you can 100% customize your order up until then. Let me know if anyone needs a share.

☆Grassfed & Finished (no grains ever)
☆No added hormones or antibiotics
☆All natural, pasture raised from birth
☆Veteran, and Woman owned and operated family farms right here in Douglas County!

I don't know how we are all still standing after the last 48 hours. Four hay fields cut, two baled, one stacked and load...
07/17/2026

I don't know how we are all still standing after the last 48 hours. Four hay fields cut, two baled, one stacked and loaded, ten cattle sorted out in the dark 😳 out of seventy six, one turned back out this morning because we got the wrong cow, eight on the trailer, and one who is asking for a special way to die! The one trip to Centennial Livestock Auction took us six hours round trip, one stop at O'Reilly to replace a malfunctioning bulb or so we thought and one stop at Legacy Plow and Trailer because the bulb wasn't the issue. Thank goodness one of the guys didn't leave for lunch on time and was willing to look at the trailer so we could get back on the road. He found a wire the rabbits had chewed through and was able to splice it.

A cup of hot tea filled with goodies from our medicinal flower bed sounds like the perfect way to end a crazy couple of days. Chamomile, lemonbalm, lavender, catmint, and chocolate mint should send us off to dreamland quickly. Tomorrow starts anew with Ari judging Master Showmanship at El Paso County Fair, baling two more fields, loading and stacking two more fields of hay and cutting the next field. I am so thankful for friends and neighbors who helped us sort cattle, amazing local businesses who understood the importance of getting us back on the road ASAP with animals loaded in the 100° weather, Eric for handling all the animals at home, and my co-pilot for keeping me awake, laughing, and headed in the right direction!

Sleep tight friends tomorrow will be here before we know it.😴🫖

We get her for such a short time now that we have to really have to prioritize what projects get done. Without a doubt, ...
07/15/2026

We get her for such a short time now that we have to really have to prioritize what projects get done. Without a doubt, branding is always going to be #1 on our list. This year, with the threat of screw worm and other respiratory diseases brought on because of extreme dry conditions, we ran through and worked all seventy six head. Normally, once our cattle leave the branding chute as a calf, they don't come back through the alleyways until they are ready for butcher or off to a new home. Pushing fifty two head of cattle that range from 900-1800lb through 150 year old allyways makes for an interesting time.

We got it done, though. We were able to check every animal for wounds and evaluate each animals overall health and place in the herd. Some much faster and less thorough than others 😂. I am very blessed to have a great group of people willing and able to help facilitate this event every year. Knowing you can trust the person next to you to watch out for your wellbeing is so important. Calves are all now ready to be weaned in a couple of months, and the first shipments of cattle leave Thursday morning. We are hoping that cattle prices remain high and that hay prices don't climb much higher or that plans may change again. For now, our plans have been set in motion, and we are holding on for dear life.

Pray for Colorado and all the farmers & ranchers who have to make these types of decisions. It's not as easy as raking in the dough. We are all trying to plan out the next 10 years before making any decisions. Selling off herds has so many repercussions and only one benefit. The money we make this year in the sale barns will be what keeps us operating when the beef price bottoms out (it will eventually), and the price of operating stays the same or continues to rise. It's like no other industry, and frankly, it is terrifying! We rely solely on God and each other to survive and continue raising animals and crops for the world.🙏❤️🐂

Sorry we have been so quiet these past couple of months. Lots of pieces moving on a 3D chess board and I will admit I ha...
07/15/2026

Sorry we have been so quiet these past couple of months. Lots of pieces moving on a 3D chess board and I will admit I haven't handled many of them well. Thank you to those who have stuck by waiting for little tidbits of info and of course baby pictures. I promise we will be back to posting more everyday.

Yesterday we kicked off our busiest season! We are DRY y'all. I mean bone dry, no vehicles in the fields, no work on barns, no BBQ meals dry! The grass is sparse and we have way to many cattle to sustain them without some major moisture. Eric knocked the first of our hay fields down today in hopes of getting it put up, dry, and with as many nutrients as possible. Normally we cut late in the summer to hold out for the most grass but this year we aren't going to be able to do that. The heat is stressing everything and is already starting to store nutrients to survive winter.

Cattle start shipping out Wednesday to the sale barn and will continue over the next few months. Cutting our herd hurts but it is what we must do to survive. It's never easy to sell off what you have worked so hard to build up. We have had tough years before but this one is hitting different. I am struggling knowing this will be the last calving season my dad will see and help with. It has been a difficult reality to face that soon I will have to do this without his guidance and support. If your the praying type we could really use some through this season.

I promise we will be back to it it just might be slow because I am trying to live in the moment. Thank you all for the love and support you have shown our family all these years. Don't forget we are still doing beef shares and we also have our amazing no corn/soy Berkshire hogs going to butcher in October!!! I will do my best to get back to you quickly with any questions or orders that you have.🙏❤️🐂

Y'all, I swear if we didn't have bad luck with this last batch of calves, we would have none at all. Eric went down to f...
05/24/2026

Y'all, I swear if we didn't have bad luck with this last batch of calves, we would have none at all. Eric went down to feed this morning and noticed a cow with a "black dot" laying pretty far out in the field. He made a mental note to check on said "dot" after feeding, and the cow started to head toward the feed wagon. Thank God he was paying attention to it because for the first time ever the next time he looked up, the "black dot" was being attacked by a coyote. He jumped off the wagon and sprinted across the field, wielding a pitch fork chasing after it. The coyote finally gave up its attack, but not before tearing off the tip of a brand new calves tail. I mean, seriously, WTF! Eric grabbed him and carried him across the field back to where the cows were eating to keep him safe while he came back to the house for a rifle. I know we are in a drought, and food has been scarce, but we have been here lots of times before and never dealt with this. All I can say is that rifles will be locked and loaded on every vehicle from now on, and we will no longer tolerate any coyote near our cattle. He saw an opportunity, and he took it, now its our turn.

Ari snagged him out of the field while Eric went to look for the perpetrator. We tried to get mom's attention to bring her in, but she was too busy eating. Calf needed medical attention, so up to the house he came. Shaved his tail, cleaned it with some saline and betadine, wrapped it up to stop any bleeding, and gave him some pain meds and a large dose of antibiotics. Sadly, because we need to monitor him and we are unable to get mom up here easily, he will be bottle calf #4 for the year.🤦‍♀️ I have always said that I would rather have a live bottle calf than a dead calf in a field any day. Apparently, this year, the Lord thought we should test my theory. Well, so far, we are 4 for 4, and as much as I was excited to not have any more to take care of, I am immensely thankful he was saved!

05/15/2026

Homemade cajeta was our new recipe of the week!

When its been a long week and you just need something to show for all the long days, restless nights and sore spots you ...
05/15/2026

When its been a long week and you just need something to show for all the long days, restless nights and sore spots you have acquired. It may not seem like much but three jars of homemade cajeta is just what the doctor ordered! Yum!

Our girl is home, and not a moment to soon!!! Two sets of Nigie babies born today and a new calf. Only a few more to go...
05/09/2026

Our girl is home, and not a moment to soon!!! Two sets of Nigie babies born today and a new calf. Only a few more to go❤️Aribella

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